Contempt ruling over Prince Edward tuition grants
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Prince Edward County supervisors civilly liable for paying 180000 in tuition grants to white students and ordered the funds restored. The ruling, 3 to 2, labels the move a midnight raid on the county treasury and ties it to desegregation battles surrounding the closed schools.
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Board of Supervisors of
Prince Edward County
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Prince Edward
Albert V. Bryan
L. Francis Griffin
Federal District Court
Richemond
Ky's troops tighten hold on Hue amid Buddhist protest
In Saigon Ky's forces sealed Hue hospital room of monk Thich Tri Quang amid a 13 day fast. Ky touted progress toward civilian elections set for September 11 as Thieu signed a decree naming a 108 seat constituent assembly.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen van Thieu
Anly
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Liberation Radio
Mekong
U.S Coast Guard
Chu Lai
U.S
City Budget Hearing Set for Tomorrow in Winchester
A public hearing in Winchester will consider three ordinances including the city budget for the year ending June 30 1967 the one percent general retail sales tax and a utility tax reduction from ten to five percent final readings will be taken. The balanced budget totals 3 199 054 and the sales tax would yield about 402 652 in its first nine months.
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Winchester Retil Merchants Association
Winchester School Board
Marchers Encouraged By Welcome in Belzoni Mississippi
In Belzoni locals greet civil rights marchers as they push toward the courthouse to boost Negro voter registration. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plans to rejoin, having flown to Detroit for a speech. The Memphis to Jackson route, begun by James Meredith, sees tents, protests, and tense security overnight as crowds chant black power and face white opposition.
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Belzons
Miss
Martin Luther King Jr
Detroit
Belzoni
Willie Ricks
Mississippi
Memphis
Jackson
James H. Meredith
Hank Coleman
Omaha
Neb
Peru
Coleman
Senate Committee Opens Dodd Inquiry
The Senate ethics committee opens closed hearings on charges against Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. The case centers on links with Julius Klein, a Chicago PR figure and West German business adviser, as columnists Pearson and Anderson allege Dodd acted as Klein’s agent and ghostwrote speeches. Dodd denies the charges and sues for libel.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Julius Klein
Chicago
Pearson
Anderson
Klein
West Germany
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Safe Smashed In Entry at James Wood High School
A safe was smashed at James Wood High School over the weekend. Three soft drink machines and a snack vendor were broken open. Less than $10 was taken while the safe, valued at $300 to $400, was declared a total loss after being damaged with a fire axe. Entry appeared to come via a shop window granting access to offices. Several doors and locks were pried open.
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James Wood High School
Robert L. DeHaven
DeHaven
Ed Wynn Dies at 79 in Hollywood
Ed Wynn the longtime comedian actor died in his sleep at 79 after a year of declining health due to cancer. Keenan Wynn recalls his father as a roly poly funny man who kept his family from visiting in his last months. Wynn’s career spanned vaudeville Broadway and film with notable roles in Marjorie Morningstar The Diary of Anne Frank and The Greatest Story Ever Told.
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Hollywood
Ed Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Red Skelton
Walt “Disney
Washington
Wynn
Characcter
Uncle Sameson
Marjorie Morningstar
Anne Frank
Philadelphia
Edwin Leopold
Crime Rate Rises 6 Percent Across Nation in First Quarter
FBI reports a 6 percent rise in the national crime rate for the first quarter over 1965, with rape up 14 percent. Suburbs show a 9 percent increase, rural areas 8 percent, and big cities 4 percent. Violent crimes up 7 percent led by murder robbery and assault. property crimes up 6 percent.
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Washington
FBI
North Central
Suburbia
Big City
De Gaulle Arrives in Moscow for Security Talks
President Charles De Gaulle arrived in Moscow for an 11 day visit to discuss European security and peace with Soviet leaders. He is to visit Novosibirsk Leningrad Kiev and Stalingrad site while Kosygin and Podgorny welcomed him at the airport.
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Paris
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Orly
Soviet Union
Novosibirsk
Leningrad
Kiev
Stalingrad
Nikolai V . Podgorny
France
Podgorny
Alex‘ei N. Kosygin
Europe
Kosygin
Kremlin
Local Man Indicted For Arson
A county grand jury indicted Robert Eugene Anderson, 26, of 348 Piccadilly Street, on four charges of arson. Police say he started fires in 1964 to 1965 including Schewel Furniture Co. at 23 West Cork Street on May 26, 1965, C I Brumback and Sons, Faulkner storehouse on October 26, 1965, and Terminal Tavern on October 15, 1964.
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Corporation Court
Robert Eugene Anderson
Piccadilly St
William N. Bochenour
Anderson
W. Cork St
Schewel Furniture Co
C. I. Brumback and Sons
Phillip O. Faulkner
Terminal Tavern
Four Die in Fauquier County Car Tractor Crash
In Bealeton Virginia four people died in a collision between a car and a tractor trailer in Fauquier County. State police reported the fatalities included two men and two children. names were not immediately available.
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Bealeton
Virginia
Fauquier County
Keith Endorsement Sets Minnesota Rally Tone
Lt Gov A M Sandy Keith won the Democratic Farmer Labor endorsement for governor after a 20 ballot, 30 hour convention fight against Gov Karl Rolvaag. Keith led early and edged Rolvaag 759 to 356 on the decisive ballot, triggering healing calls as both parties prepare for September primaries.
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Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rolvaag
Cincinnati
Ohio
Keith
DFL
McCue And Poff Nominated In Virginia GOP Races
In Virginia convention news Republicans nominated Richard H. Poff for an eighth term in the 6th District Roanoke meeting. Charlottesville lawyer Edward O. McCue II won the 7th District nod to oppose Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. in November. Fourth District conservatives chose a candidate to oppose Watkins M. Abbitt but kept the name secret for now. An all day motorcade to Appomattox is planned to reveal the nominee. The Charlottesville convention also backed a push for Republicans to stay out of the July Democratic senatorial primary.
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Roanoke
Richard H. Poff
Sia
Charlottesville
Edward O. McCue II
John O. Marsh Jr
Petersburg
Watkins M. Abbitt
Chesappeake
Appomattox
Abbitt
Democratic Party
Poff
Johnson
Lynchburg
James P. Gould Jr
U.S. Senate
McCue
Edward O. McCue Jr
Marsh
James McNeill
Harrisonburg
Louis A. Brooks
Waynesboro
Skies Clear Over Virginia After Rain System Moves Off
Virginia night skies cleared as a rain system moved off the coast leaving the state under a high pressure area. The weather shift reduced precipitation and brought clearer conditions across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
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